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Mrs. Laura Belle Underwood

JEWELL RIDGE, Va. - Mrs. Laura Belle Underwood, 72, of the Pea Patch section of Jewell Ridge, died Friday, Dec 12, 2003 at her home following a lengthy illness.

She was born in Buchanan County, Va., and was a daughter of the late Gilbert and Nellie Steele Day, both Buchanan County natives. She was a lifelong resident of the Jewell Ridge area and was a member of the House of Prayer at Jewell Valley, Va.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Lewis Underwood; one sister, Mrs. Greta Blankenship; and one brother, Albert Day.

Survivors are two sons, Edward Day of the home and Billy James Underwood of Dalton, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Mitchell of Jewell Valley, Va., Mrs. Joyce Tiller of Davenport, Va., and Mrs. Elsie Harman of Squire; two brothers, Robert Day of Jewell Ridge and Fred Day of Bluefield; and four grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Belle Underwood will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with the Rev. Billy Ward officiating. Interment will follow in the Laura Underwood Family Cemetery at Pea Patch, Va.

Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.

Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements.

Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph